The Origin of Love

British singer-songwriter Mika released a song a couple of months ago — “The Origin of Love” — that was brought to my attention now because the lyrics promote Humanism and speak about religion with a sarcastic bent. The idea behind it is that people should love each other for the sake of love and not for God.

You are the sun and the light, you are the freedom I fight God will do nothing to stop it The origin is you You’re the origin of love

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Like stupid Adam and Eve they found their love in a tree God didn’t think they deserved it He taught them hate, taught them pride Gave them a leaf, made them hide Let’s push their stories aside You know the origin is you